The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant James F. Grigsby (ASN: RA-6890242), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Tank Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy on 3 September 1950 at Sibi-Ri, Korea. On this date, he was a member of the regimental reserve, when the Regimental Command Post was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force. A group of Headquarters personnel consisting of cooks, clerks, mechanics, and communications personnel were hastily organized into an infantry force and led by Sergeant Grigsby who was in command of a tank. During the action the infantry was pinned down by heavy machine gun and small arms fire and could not advance. He placed his tank in a position to bring fire upon the enemy and with complete disregard of the hail of enemy fire directed against him, manned the .50 caliber machine gun on top of his tank. His accurate fire pinned down the enemy and allowed the infantry elements to withdraw without losses. He continued to man his machine gun until wounded, and then the members of his crew in bringing fire upon enemy positions, until evacuated to receive medical treatment. The intrepid gallantry and exemplary leadership displayed by Sergeant Grigsby on this occasion reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.